Kerala Essays

In “The God of Small Things”, Arundhati Roy portrays the gravity of Estha’s return to Ayemenem. As children, their family separated twins Estha and Rahel, after they took part in a big tragedy in their family- the death of their cousin Sophie Mol. Now 24 years later, Estha returns to Ayemenem as a silent, grief-stricken adult. Roy uses metaphors, allusions, and structure to depict the control Estha and Rahel’s childhood grief has on their adult lives. Roy uses metaphors to show how childhood grief

Christie Yeo Qing Wen Professor Kevin Riordan HL1002: Survey of English Literature I 6 November 2015 The Deception of Gender In The Merchant of Venice, deceptive façades are reinforced by Portia’s seeming subjugation to male rule, but in truth, her status as an empowered female who maintains her autonomy and ultimately outwits and subverts the authority of the patriarchal Elizabethan society. Framing Portia as being a “fair” and “sweet” (I.I, III.IV) object of desire in the introductory, and many

Chapter 3. Concept "Solitude" in the novel "Wuthering Heights" 3.1. Emily Brontë, a writer of Solitude In today's world, people are increasingly sharper and all feel a sense of solitude, but at the same time each perceives and evaluates it differently. Neither science, nor in the public mind there is a common understanding of this phenomenon, however, with all the uniqueness of individual experience of solitude, there are certain elements common to all its manifestations. "First, the state of

More challenging than organizing a huge event for adults is planning a birthday party for kids. You don't just have to make sure that the celebrant and the guests have fun. The safety of the children attending must also be ensured. It is common knowledge that some unfortunate situations may arise whenever kids, especially toddlers, come together and play. For instance, someone who's running around will trip over and scrape his or her knees. If you're hosting an event for kids, you need to do everything

Tragedies of Women Characters Anita Desai’s, Fire on the Mountain, is a tragic novel which mainly deals with being lonely and isolated away from the busy world. It shows the sufferings of people in silence and isolation. This essay will discuss the tragedy of the three women in Anita Desai’s Fire on the Mountain. The essay will unfold in three parts. The first part will discuss Nanda Kaul’s, second part will discuss Ila Das’s and the third part will discuss Raka’s tragedies in this novel. In Anita

ANALYSIS OF LESBIAN RELATIONS IN KERALA Recently I read a book on Lesbian Kinship in Kerala named, ‘Mithyakalkkapuram Swavarga Laimgikatha Keralathil’ (2004) which means ‘Beyond all illusions, same- sex relations in Kerala’, a collection of essays written about Lesbian relations and several controversies on the topic in the state of Kerala. The title of the book itself is an answer to the question of why lesbian/ gay relations are unsettling for a majority of people in Kerala. People there do believe that

showcase the value of perseverance or more importantly that failure should not stop you from trying again. The Kerala government seems to have followed in King Robert’s footsteps. Previous failure in a host of countries has not deterred Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy from declaring that a Prohibition will be enforced in the state, over a span of ten years. This step taken by the Kerala government may not be uncalled for. India does not have the severe hard drug problems which plague the West,

Key words: Food security, Universal PDS, Targeted PDS, subsidies The Public Distribution System (PDS) is the most fare reaching in terms of coverage as well as public expenditure on subsidy of all the safety net operations that exist in India. It is an important form of state intervention in the food system by means of a state – administered system of delivery of cheap food. The efforts to reform the public-sector agencies that provide essential services have been limited in India. Department of

Submitted by Prof. Devi Prasad Bhavya M K School of Social work M2014WCP005 Title . A Sociological Study on the Political Freedom of the Women through Democratic Involvement in Gram Panchayat in Thiruvanathapuram district, Kerala. Introduction Development of any society requires participation of people from all sections of the society and the opportunities for utilization of the existing potentialities of people for good governance and development. Right from the days of

support and most importantly a range of contraceptives” (Rosling 4:33 - 7:11). A major cause of the gradual decline in fertility rate in Kerala was also due to education and as it stated in the textbook, “The Literacy rate in Kerala was 47 percent, versus India’s rate of 18 percent” (Clark 93-94). The decline in the birth rate was due to the educated people in Kerala and people with more education are more likely to have fewer children, unlike people who have less education (Clark 93-94). Another example

management and industrial psychology bearing an important role in the study of organisational behaviour. This study was an attempt to assess the organisational commitment level of mental health professionals working in mental healthcare institutions of Kerala along with the effect of demographic factors on it. The data for the study was collected

Community policing is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies, which support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques, to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as crime, social disorder, and fear of crime. —Community Policing Defined Today, Participatory governance has become the buzzword of the society. People – the stakeholders of democracy are ready to participate with government functionaries

According to the famous mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik who gives crude exponential explanation to the infamous subject of animals in Hinduism he says “Animals play a critical part in Hindu mythology. Some serve as symbols to communicate metaphysical ideas. Others, as in the story earlier, are animal forms of the divine. Most commonly they serve as `vahanas’ or vehicles of the gods.” This stands true for Elephant named Airavarta who is the ‘vahan’ of Indra. Airavarta; whose name means “the one who

The majority of production takes place in specific ponds throughout the year. This is done in a traditional way (extensive) with ponds of 1.5 ha and bigger, such as in Kerala and West Bengal or a semi-intensive way with ponds below 0.5 ha, as in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha.The latter production technique entails technical modifications and investment in fertilizers, pumps and construction. In traditional ponds different species (brackish and freshwater) are produced simultaneously and

particular community mental health settings, such a study that is related to the medication nonadherence is yet to be conducted in India. 3.1. Need & Scope of the study: Mental Health Action Trust (MHAT) shaped a new trend of Community Mental Health in Kerala, in the year of 2008 at Calicut. The aim of the trust is to provide long term treatment for chronic mental disorders through a system of community owned

They were both born in the small state of Kerala which is very jungle-like, filled with lots of greenery, plants, and exotic animals.  My parents lived only about an hour or two from one another, but were only introduced to each other through an arranged marriage around their twenties (S. Joseph)

in the morning. I checked in the hotel and inquired about the places to visit in Kerala, unaware of the hectic schedule waiting for me. The receptionist handed me one brochure along with a breakfast buffet coupon and told me to have breakfast until she finishes all the required formalities. I ate like I have hungry for ages, came back

Christian community to higher education in India is truly noteworthy. From a historical perspective it may be noted that the first Christian institution of higher learning in India, named CMS College was established in the year 1818, in Kottayam, Kerala State, in South India. In the year 1819 at Serampore near Calcutta, a higher educational institution was established modelled on the European Universities. It is worth mentioning that in the 19th century, the Christian Missions contributed in a commendable

God of Small Things. The God of Small Things, in many ways reflective of her own life experiences and journeys, is Arundhati Roy’s acclaimed masterpiece. It looks at the many layers and aspects of life under the shadow of its time- a newly emerged Kerala after independence that lived in denial of its Anglicization, a conservative Ayemenem town facing spurts and waves of change trying to embrace the ideology of communism. With the protagonist twins Estha and Rahel, Roy powerfully “explores the tragic

When the imperialism of the 19th and 20th centuries revisits us now in the form of globalization, the inherent class conflict is more intense and complex than it had ever been in the past. To ensure its dominance over science, technology, economy, media, etc. for ever, Anglo-American English, the lingua franca of globalization, seeks control over all aspects of language and translation. George Steiner who tried to compose ‘a poetics of translation’ has specially discussed how the authoritarian ascendancy